Three RiversHudson~Mohawk~SchoharieHistory From America's Most Famous Valleys

The Book of
Names
Especially Relating to The Early Palatines and the First Settlers
in the
Mohawk Valley
Compiled and Arranged by Lou D. MacWethy
Published by The Enterprise and News
St. Johnsville, NY., 1933

Roster of
Oriskany Heroes

The
list of names following comprise the combined lists of 1884 and 1921. There
are duplicate names which may indicate two individuals and again it may be
that tow of the same name were engaged. Heretofore the 1884 list and the 1921
list have been published separately. In the following list they have been
combined and classified for the sake of clarity.

The
list also includes a number of names procured by Nelson Greene and others
and which appeared in Greene's splendid work in four volumes entitled "The
Mohawk Valley, Gateway to the West," published by the Clark Publishing
company, 1925. Other names have been added by individuals who have furnished
satisfactory proof, many from the pension papers of the participants. To date
this is the most comprehensive list assembled. That it is incomplete is accepted
and acknowledged. That other names will be yielded through further research,
is to be expected. This most important battle will always remain somewhat
obscure because of the fact that so many were killed or disabled, that no
accurate record was obtained. Inasmuch as the direction of the battle was
under the Committee of Safety, and this was soon afterwards absorbed by the
new state government and active written returns were either lost or were never
committed to writing, the roster which follows has been built up name by name,
and under most difficult circumstances. The desire for a complete roster of
participants at Oriskany still remains as a task for future historians.